Confession: I stopped buying all but plain yogurt several months ago. Even when I could get it for free, the more I learned about the questionable ingredients, the more I realized that free doesn’t make it food.
Good news! Yoplait has heard the “real food chorus around the world” and has stepped it up a notch. From the folks at MyBlogSpark:
New Simply… Go-Gurt is made from simple ingredients moms look for and contains no high fructose corn syrup or artificial colors or flavors. Each convenient portable yogurt tube contains a good source of calcium and vitamin D. Simply stated, Simply… Go-Gurt is a good-for-you, low fat yogurt snack that you can feel good about giving to your kids.
We were sent a fun package from MyBlogSpark and Yoplait, including a coupon for FREE Simply… Go-Gurt, a pocket etch-a-sketch (that my kiddos are trying really hard to take turns with in a calm, friendly fashion), a super-cute day planner, and seat back organizer.
Want one? Leave a comment below to be entered for the Yoplait “Simplify Your Life” Prize Pack. Tell me your child’s (or your!) favorite healthy snack.
Want more chances to win? Leave a comment for each of the following (totally optional, of course):
- Subscribe to The Finer Things in Life via email or a reader.
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Giveaway ends Sunday evening, April 11.
Wait! There’s more: The first 30 readers to click the link below will receive a FREE coupon to try out the new Simply… Go-Gurt. If you’re not one of the first 30, you can still get a coupon for $1.10 off. (If you’re reading this via a reader or email subscription, you’ll need to click over to see the coupon link.)
*** Disclosure: The “Simplify Your Life” prize pack, Go-Gurt information, and prize pack to give away were all provided for free from Yoplait through MyBlogSpark.
We have lots of faves- most of which involve cheese! I, personally, adore granny smith apples with extra sharp cheddar- yum!
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My kids love apples and raisins. Sometimes we put peanut butter (or almond butter for my son) with it too.
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And nice, I love Facebook pages. Easy peasy way to get updates!
We love grapes and string cheese at our house!
Eli loves yogurt, string cheese, and fruit!
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I follow on Twitter too!!:) my kids love strawberries.
I’m a facebook fan! Neat giveaway – my 18 month old’s fave snack are frozen blueberries; my 4 yr old says green grapes, 7 yr old says purple grapes, my 10 yr old says macadamia nuts. Thanks!
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I had no idea they were making that now! I’ve cut out all the flavored yogurts too so that’s good to see.
My kid’s favorite snack is cheesesticks or fruit. He loves all fruit and will choose it over cookies!
cheese and zucchini are really popular with both kiddos here!
Apples. She eats the peel first!
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Aaaand finally, I’m a fan. Thanks for the chances – that looks super cool!
My daughter loves any kind of fruit and string cheese for snacks.
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My kids love platters of cut veggies and crackers & cheese. They eat more veggies this way than any other I’ve found.
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Granola and apple slices ! Thanks for the chance.
Granola is our favorite snack.
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Our favorite healthy snack is probably fruit…apples, grapes, bananas, oranges.
My kids love a big variety of fruits and mommy’s homemade yogurt smoothies. We also love homemade graham crackers…can’t keep enough on hand!
I try to push protein as much as possible in snacks so we eat a lot of peanut butter crackers, beef jerky, string cheese, and homemade lunchables (sliced cheese, ham, and crackers).
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Currently our favorite snacks are string cheese, nuts and fruit.
Our favorites are carrot or celery sticks, yogurt, cheese and crackers!
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My girls totally love fresh fruit as a snack. Favorites are strawberries, bananas and “wallermellon”. Yeah for summer on the horizon!!
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Smoothies! We LOVE them and they are always just a mix of great fruits and also veggies, plus yogurt some of the time too.
My 3 1/2 year old is really into baby carrots right now!
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Raisins seem to be our popoular snack right now. Of course they must be in the tiny boxes!
we love cheese sticks & of course lots of fresh fruit!
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My son loves celery with peanut butter and raisins…aka ants on a log.
My son’s favorite snack is string cheese and grapes! Thanks for the info on Go-Gurt. I’ve stayed away from all kid-type yogurt like that bcs of the dyes, chemicals, etc. Will have to check it out!
What a great new product. My son’s fave snack is anything with fruit.
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My son’s favorite snack is an apple…fuji, specifically!
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Nuts are our favorites. It is about time Yoplait made their kids yogurt healthier.
My sixteen month old loves bananas. He would eat one for every meal if I’d let him.
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My daughter loves all kinds of fruit and string cheese
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My oldest (11) eats bagged salad like popcorn.
I’m bettin’ you’ll be the only one to give that answer!
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My girls are big apple and banana eaters!! They can go through them!
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Thanks for the giveaway,
Heather
My kids love yogurt parfaits. We have them nearly everyday when we have fresh fruit.
Our favorite snack is probably our homemade yogurt and granola with a little jam to sweeten it up…so yummy. Although Little Guy also LOVES muffins. Typically I make pumpkin or banana and he gobbles them up like crazy. He calls them “nanu” and sounds like Mork when he does it! So funny
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My 8-month-old’s favorite snack is yogurt! We just tried the Simply Go-Gurt and it’s a big hit!
Both of my daughters love fruit, my son does also, but he would rather have some kind of crackers (plain-no pb or cheese just plain).
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my kids like all kinds of fruit and cheese. Currently it’s string cheese and apples.
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My kids like fruit salad.
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I would love to win this! I subscribe via email! Thanks!
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My kids love Go-gurt. Even when I buy regular packages of yogurt, it’s “gogurt momma!” So I know they’re absolutely going to love this =)
Apples!
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We are really loving some homemade granola bars right now!
My son’s favorite snacks would include mostly fresh fruits (especially apples!) and yes, yogurt!
Raisins are our favorite
I buy the organic yogurt tubes. I keep some in the fridge and some in the freezer. I will have to check out these new ones from Yoplait. Natural peanut butter is also a hit around my house on just about anything.
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My 4-yr old daughter is hooked on yogurt, she would eat several a day if I let her! LOL
i follow by email and facebook. my kids love celery with natural peanut butter and any kind of fruit imaginable!!!
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cheese & crackers!
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My 11 year old health snack is green apples dipped in peanut butter. It tastes just like a candied apple.
my kids love cheese sticks and cheerios. Together, for some reason? But we also saw these lovely yogurt snacks at the store recently and were thrilled with them. Would be just as thrilled to get them for free.
One of my favorite snacks is a handful of dried fruit. Rich in iron and minerals. Also goes great on plain yogurt. Like you, I try to avoid flavored yogurts because they’re full of unnatural stuff. Glad to hear Yoplait has created a more healthy version! I’d love to win a sample!
I was so excited to see healthy Go-gurts! My kids want them because they’re fun, but I just couldn’t do it with all the extra stuff in that tube. Now we can both be happy.
We love soy beans (from the pod or roasted like peanuts) and carrots. For yogurt they get plain with a drizzle of honey and a fruit dipper (apple slices or bananas). Another favorite is butter balls. Nut butter, honey, oats mixed together then rolled in a ball.
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My girls love cheese (any kind) and nuts (any kind too!)
Baby carrots dipped in cream cheese
Cereal with milk in a mug
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yogurt and fresh fruit is the snack of choice!
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We love any kind of fruit for a snack, cheesesticks and yogurt.
My kids favorite snacks are apples and strawberries. Thanks for the great giveaway.
Our favorite healthy snack that my kids go nuts over is a fruit smoothie. I just use plain yogurt and fresh or frozen fruit. Delicious!
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My girls LOVE dried fruit, so I make my own peach chips and apple chips.
They also love yogurt…which is why I love this contest!
Due to 1 child having braces and 1 losing his front teeth rapid fire we go for grapes, blueberries and apple chunks.
Sadly, Yoplait uses bugs to color their yogurt red. There are other ways to do it, so I’m not sure why they still do. I guess more people need to stop buying them. How do you know which ones have it? Look for carmine (sometimes listed as carminic acid or Natural Red 4) in the list of ingredients.
To learn more, read http://www.miscfinds4u.com/blog/index.php/2010/04/02/disgusting-food-additives-in-every-day-foods-carminic-acid/
@Connie,
Connie, I just checked the ingredients in the new simply Go-gurt in my fridge, and it is only colored with vegetable juice. No Red 4 or any artificial ingredients at all.
You are right, other Yoplait products do contain the bad stuff, but this new simply Go-gurt is a great start towards better choices for health conscious parents like me and you!
As for my entry, my kids love grapes, strawberries and yogurt, of course.
That’s good to hear! But note, it is sadly considered “natural”. Does go-gurt use pectin or gelatin? I’m always looking for good-tasting yogurt without gelatin.
Thanks!
Celery and carrots, yogurt or string cheese
My kids favorite healthy snacks are apple slices and Real Fruit popcicles.
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My kids love yogurt- and I agree, it is really hard to find yogurt without any added junk in it!
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Finally Yoplait! We can finally buy Yoplait. I’ve been avoiding them because of the high fructose but it seems they’ve finally smartened up! It’s a bummer that so many American brands use high fructose. We never eat Kelloggs for that reason.
Anyway, apples slices with natural Adams peanut butter on top is my daughter’s favorite.
OH and enter me again as I’m a subscriber to your wonderful blog! Love it!
My son’s favorite is cottage cheese (no bad ingredients in that!). Yogurt, though, is a close second. I purchased some Simply Go-gurt recently. Besides its healthful qualities, I appreciate that it does not have the likes of Sponge Bob on it. We don’t condone or promote that kind of humor with our four-year-old.
Thanks for your blog. I truly enjoy it!
I don’t have a child, but my favorite healthy snack is yogurt.
After that, probably string cheese!
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We really enjoy string cheese when we are on the go.
Popcorn, cereals, bananas, just different things around here.
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My 3 year old’s favorite healthy snacks are yogurt, fruit smoothies, and most cheeses. He even tried some Gorgonzola cheese recently and said, “It’s kinda stinky but tastes mmm mmm yummy!”
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My favorite is actually yogurt. Real Greek yogurt is the best, but the fun yogurt without corn syrup sounds good too!
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homemade (healthified) granola bars
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My kids love fruit – apples with peanut butter is a favorite! Dried cranberries is a treat!
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green pepper strips and yogurt
My daughter loves to snack on yogurt, cheddar cheese, and fresh fruit.
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For my son, it is a cut up apple. My daughter loves yogurt, in a cup, tube or smoothie.
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My sons favorite healthy snack is apples. My daughter loves potatoes.
Our favorite snacks are popcorn and fresh fruit.
My kids favorite healthy snack is fresh fruit- grapes, apples, bananas, pineapple. As a treat I will let them have homemade cream cheese carmel dip to go along with the fruit- sometimes they take me up on the offer and other times they just want the fruit!
My favorite snack is any type of veggies- I love fresh peppers, cucumbers, carrots, etc.
We love bananas. They are the best “fast food” at our house.
Our favorite snacks – raw almonds and air popped popcorn
My son’s favorite snack is yogurt of course!
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I’m a subscriber. Favorite healthy snack is probably apples with peanut butter.
My grandson is ADHD and usually does not have an appetite. Go-gurt is one of the few thinks he will eat. It is a clean and easy snack. Great frozen.
We love all things apple for a healthy snack. Dipped in sunbutter, yogurt or nutella, sliced, sauced, and made into boats.
Carrots, celery, and any type of fruit are our most requested snacks.
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Michelle
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My daughter’s favorite snack is carrots – she loves to peel the skin off the whole ones herself with the peeler.
My boys both LOVE strawberries.
Our favorite snacks are the “cuties”!
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Fave snack for Nick(3.5 yrs) apple slices- with or without peanut butter and yoghurt with strawberry puree.
Thx for the opportunity to win the pack
My son loves string cheese, plain yogurt mixed with applesauce, bananas, and dried fruit!
I LOVE popcorn.
One of these days, Amy, I’d love to teach you how to make the easiest yogurt. So you can eat it with those home-grown strawberries next year. : )
I have some “yogurt starter” in my fridge. It’s been there for (gulp) MONTHS. Need to try it sometime!